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United States Patent | 5,230,533 |
Yamaguchi | July 27, 1993 |
The present invention provides a shock absorbing steering apparatus including a steering column into which a steering shaft is inserted and a support bracket having a support portion for supporting the steering column and an attachment portion to be attached to a vehicle body. A displacement support plate is disposed in front of the support bracket and has one end secured to an outer peripheral surface of the steering column and the other end overlapping with the support portion of the support bracket. The other end of the displacement support plate is integrally connected to the support portion of the support bracket.
Inventors: | Yamaguchi; Mikio (Takasaki, JP) |
Assignee: | NSK Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 784884 |
Filed: | October 30, 1991 |
Nov 02, 1990[JP] | 2-114723[U] |
Current U.S. Class: | 280/775; 74/493; 280/777 |
Intern'l Class: | B62D 001/19 |
Field of Search: | 280/775,779,777 74/492,493 |
4733575 | Mar., 1988 | Nakamura | 74/493. |
4915412 | Apr., 1990 | Yuzuriha et al. | 74/493. |
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